West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-14
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED

In the country on April l.
The jury in the case OF ex>Policeman
Charles Jones, Of Pittsburgh, who shot his
wife few months ago, rendered a verdict OF
voluntary manslaughter
The town OF Kuty, ia Austrian Gsllcis. has
been almost completely destroyed by fire.
About ,0OJ persons are homeless. The fire
was OF incendiary origin.
A passenger train while passing through
Charlton, Mass, was fired into, the bullet
passing between the heads NJ two gentlemen
Whether the shooting was accidental or no,
Is not known.
Mrs. Doctor Mailer was burned TO death At
Macon, Mo. She was in the kitchen making
cup OF tea, when her dress caught Gre and
there bsing no one in the house her cries for
assistance were not heard in time TO save
her.
The total amount contributed during the
past year for tho erection OF a monument 10
the late Vice President Hendricks Is sci. 600
The sum required to erect the monument is
$1,000, and IL Is thought that It can be raised
during the year.
Canada has vigorously opened the campaign
this season against the trespassing Yankee
fisherman by Lively little affair In the Bly
OF Fundy, in which poor artillery practice
on the part OF Her Nijesty's gunners allowed
an offender to get of scot free, after getting
full cargo in forbidden waters.
Washington's evacuation of Valley Forge,
lCOyears ago, is 20 be communicated in June
next. A call has been issued by Washing
ton Camp No. l. Patriotic Order Of Sons OF
America, for meeting OF various camps at
their hall on April IS. 1t is proposed to ar
range for reunion at Valley Forge on June
Is. The order has purchased General Wash
ingtons headquarters.
A man gave himself up TO tue BROOKLYN
police ON his own statement that he wss IN,
murderer Of the unknown dead girl at Rah-
way, n. J. The mans name Is J. j. Flstb.
he is barber and stranger I'm Brooklyn.
Inc companions Of the man in the shop say
he has acted queerly ever since he was ems
ployed, aud kept repeatedly mu,tering
POOR girl 1t was bard, very hard; but Rhe
brought II on herself.n
All hope of the missing steamer Carmona
being heard Of is now given u, and her
name has been atded 70 the long list Of those
reported as lost. The Silerno, two weeks
overdue, has not been heard OF since spoken
by the klbe, on the 27th ult, and /. is sup
posed that she, too has been sunk. When
last SEEM the Sllerno was proceeding east
uader sail with broken propeller Her
captain refused tue Elbe's assistance.
The jury on the inquest in the Springfield.
Ont' wreck returned verdict that the
death OF Brakeman Burnham and Brakeman
Odburt were caused through negligence Of the
operator Brown, in disObayi orders. They
also ceu-ured the NJ chigan Central for EN-.
ploying boy OF 10 as night operator. md
suggested that henceforth operators Of fun
age OF q years be employed. A warrant was
issuei for the arrest OF Brown To- man.
siaugh or. He has fl u, and his whereabouts
are unknown.
Members OF the legislature nscribe the
wonderful vote in Michigan FOR prohibition
10 the fleet OF WON, 81 at the rolls. Stories
are told OF how they stood in line snatchias
ballots with NO" on them from the hands OF
passing voters, substituting Yes" ballots
and following the ticket up to the ballot box
to see that the vo.er did a they wished
Representatives who ac'el rs inspectors Of
election at home witnessed numerous cases
where saloon keepers hud their friends voted
Tor prohibition.
EK-Secretc-S --.....uiuss health 10 fmproV-
ting.
The droutb in Texas continues and stock
and the crops are suffering severely.
Another unsuccessful attempt was made
upon the Cars life last wednesday.
A. r. Catlin shot and kIei burglar On
iering his house through 6 window at James
town, n. Y.
Jesse Martin, the janitor who robbed tho
Mt Vernon Bank Of 1900, has beea arrest
ed at Newark, n. }.
Alderman Sullivan, OF Boston, is sued by a
baker for sl422), the value Of refreshments
furnished 20 voters who elected him.
Sarah Bsrnbardt has sent for her soD.
Maurice, who il said TO be r9p'dly losing his
money while gambling in New York.
The plumbers Of New York after spending
over 5000 o in fight against tho appren.
tics ~ tsm, have declared the strike of.
-Four Of seven barnburns-s in r indolpb
county West Virginia have been arrested
and the authorities are after the other three.
The coasfing schooner J 7 5pingsr wac
wrecked o. Navarro, Cal, during Rae %,
Saturday. -Four on, Of a crew of five wers
drowned
The lates, figures on the Rhode Island
e'ec'i.n give The Senate 70 Republicans and
Is Democrats, and the House - Re .ubIicans
snd a. Democrats.
A ConstantiDople special save that the Porte
has instructed its representative at Vienna
and Berlin toinquire intothe truths ~ the re-
port that unler The new treaty with ftaly. the
latter country is ~ be lowed to occupy Tho
Turkish province o. Tnp8H
The action u tho Inter State csrm.r.s
Railroad Comm ssion Boo suspe1i.ue the loog
aud shor -haul clause OF the law rr thru.
mouths. s9 Tar as it aff-e.s tae rsiir51I sy.
tsms % tho South, f1ds little favor in the
eyes Of managers % road, in other sa.tign.
the latter Believing BE- win tend t1 uus.tua
ths commerce of ths 1ntry Tor three
months They hold b. pa tas action a. The
Commission is unius TO- roads nearly sr
remotely affected 5Y water cYups icon. u.
viii require bug lttts more ~ tli. sort 70,
work. they say, % crush tho Whole measure.
Prohibition Def.at iu michigan.